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Robert Wright (Bloggingheads.tv, The Evolution of God, Nonzero, Why Buddhism Is True) and Andrew Sullivan (New York Magazine)
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Recorded:Sep 18
Posted:Sep 21, 2015
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- Andrew’s farewell blog post
- Tara Brach’s webpage
- Andrew’s 1989 piece making the case for gay marriage
- Luke 10:38-42
- Bob’s book, “The Evolution of God”
- The documentary “Into Great Silence”
- Ta-Nehisi Coates’s book, “Between the World and Me”
- Andrew’s dialogue with Sam Harris
- Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here”
The Wright Show | Sep 21, 2015 | Robert Wright & Andrew Sullivan
The Wright Show
The ABCs of meaning
Robert Wright speaks with Bruce Feiler, author of the new book Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age, about the roles played by “agency,” “belonging,” and “cause” in a meaningful life.
Sophia
Preserving the liberal tradition
Daniel Kaufman and Russell Blackford, author of The Tyranny of Opinion: Conformity and the Future of Liberalism, discuss John Stuart Mill’s vision of liberalism.
The Wright Show
Of monsters and men
Robert Wright speaks with David Livingstone Smith, author of the new book On Inhumanity: Dehumanization and How to Resist It, about the psychology of viewing another person as a monster.
Mind-Body Problems
Panpsychism’s moral dimension
John Horgan and philosopher Philip Goff, author of the book Galileo’s Error: Foundations for a New Science of Consciousness, discuss the possible moral implications of the theory of universal consciousness.
The Wright Show
The logic(s) of Buddhist nonviolence
Bhikkhu Bodhi, a scholar of Buddhism and a monk, lays out a pragmatic rationale and a spiritual rationale, both found in ancient texts.
Sophia
Are alcoholics in control of their actions?
Daniel Kaufman and Crispin Sartwell debate how philosophers and people in AA understand actions differently.
The Wright Show
Are violence and war intrinsic to human nature?
Robert Wright speaks with Rutger Bregman, author of the new book Humankind: A Hopeful History.
Sophia
Plato’s wrestling ring
Robert Gressis speaks with Douglas Edwards, author of the new book Philosophy Smackdown, about the different layers of reality in professional wrestling.
Culturally Determined
Defining “death anxiety”
Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with Abigail Nathanson about her research on psychological views of death.
Scientology reacts to Covid-19
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